Market Signals Intelligence Lead

Overview

The Market Signals Intelligence Lead is accountable for establishing and leading Knight Frank’s enterprise market intelligence capability.

The role synthesises complex internal and external data into a single, authoritative interpretation of market dynamics for senior leadership decision-making.

It resolves fragmentation across Business Intelligence, Data Science, and Research by owning the transition from descriptive reporting to interpretive, forward-looking intelligence, shaping how the firm understands and responds to market conditions.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Signal Framework: Define and continuously evolve a firm-wide signal taxonomy and prioritisation model.
• Establish a forward-looking (1–3 year) signal architecture supporting forecasting and scenario planning.
• Market
• Narrative

Leadership: Own the Quarterly Market Signals Narrative, synthesising inputs into a concise set of high-priority signals with clear directional judgement and confidence levels.

• Cross-Functional

Orchestration: Set the analytical agenda for BI and Data Science through signal prioritisation and ensure alignment of outputs across BI, Data Science, and Research.

• External Data & Integration

Strategy: Define the enterprise use of external datasets (e. g., Macrobond) and integrate external indicators with internal performance data to enable causal and contextual insight.

• Governance & Strategic Influence: Establish firm-wide standards for signal definition, interpretation, and narrative consistency.
• Advisory role: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, directly informing market positioning, investment decisions, and responses to macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts.
• Impact & Value: Influence enterprise-level decision-making and shape firm-wide understanding of market conditions with a single, coherent view.
• Scope of Impact: Influence multiple business lines globally (Residential, Finance, Research) and support both short-term tactical responses and longer-term strategic positioning.
• Autonomy & Judgement: Exercise independent judgement in determining which signals are material and how they should be interpreted and communicated at the senior leadership level.
• What experience you will need
• Deep understanding of housing and real estate markets (core and prime segments); knowledge of credit conditions, mortgage lending cycles, and refinancing behaviour; macroeconomic indicators and geopolitical drivers.
• Advanced capability in interpreting interdependent economic variables and system dynamics; distinguishing leading vs lagging indicators and signal vs noise; assessing causality limitations beyond simple correlation.
• Practical expertise in integrating heterogeneous data sources (internal performance + external datasets such as Macrobond); navigating data quality, granularity, timing mismatches, and access limitations.
• Ability to operate across analytical domains (Data Science outputs, BI metrics) and apply commercial judgement to market interpretation and strategic implications.
• What you will be responsible for (continued)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align outputs across BI, Data Science, and Research; eliminate fragmented or conflicting interpretations at senior level.
• External Data & Integration: Define enterprise use of external economic datasets and integrate with internal data for causal and contextual insight.
• Governance: Establish standards for signal interpretation and narrative consistency across the firm.
• Success measures (12–18 months)
• A single, authoritative market narrative adopted across senior leadership.
• Shift from hindsight metrics to leading indicator-based decisions; alignment of BI and Data Science outputs to a prioritised signal framework.
• Increased decision speed, consistency, and confidence at the senior level.

Notes: This is a direct search led by Knight Frank. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs from PSL agencies.

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